/*
 * Copyright 2008-2009 Daniel Freitas
 * 
 * This file is part of Army Creator.
 * 
 * Army Creator is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version.
 * 
 * Army Creator is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Army Creator. If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package com.googlecode.armycreator.util;

import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Wraps logic to query for browser support and to open urls on the browser.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:daniel.mfreitas@gmail.com">Daniel Freitas</a>
 */
public interface BrowserWrapper {

    /**
     * Checks if it is possible to open the browser and point it to a URL.
     * 
     * @return <code>true</code> if possible to open the browser, <code>false</code> otherwise.
     */
    public boolean supportsBrowsing();

    /**
     * Opens the operating system browser pointing to the Army Creator application home page.
     * 
     * @param url
     *            The URL to open.
     * 
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException
     *             If unable to open the browser.
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     *             If the URL is somehow invalid.
     */
    public void openArmyCreatorUrl(URL url);
}
